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Four Northwest Indiana men face several years in prison after being sentenced last week for their roles in a Michigan City fentanyl distribution ring.
U.S. District Court Judge Damon Leichty sentenced the men after they pleaded guilty to various fentanyl drug offenses, the Indiana Northern District U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.
Tyler Wood, 23, of Michigan City, was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl, and illegal use of a communications facility.
Clinton Rouse, 24, of Michigan City, was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl.
Justin Hervey, 27, of Michigan City, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Raquan Perry, 23, of Gary, was sentenced to six years in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and unlawful possession of a firearm.
According to documents in the case, Wood, Rouse, Hervey, and Perry worked together to distribute fentanyl pills throughout Michigan City over a period of approximately 10 months, between October 2023 and July 2024.
During the spring of 2024, Wood and Rouse lived with a supplier from Michigan who obtained tens of thousands of pills from the Detroit area that were transported to Michigan City to be sold to buyers with the assistance of sub-distributors such as Hervey and Perry.
Law enforcement seized approximately 10,000 of these fentanyl pills during its investigation.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with assistance from the Michigan City Police Department, the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office, the LaPorte County Prosecutor’s Office and the DEA North Central Laboratory.
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